Girls Trip to Park City

A couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough to go spend the weekend with some of the greatest gals! We had such a good time. Myself, Tara, Nikki, Georgana, Lesli, Britany and Heather met up for a weekend of shopping and catching up. We missed you Chelsey!! We all went to high school together and have tried to stay close even though we live in different places now.
The weekend was full of good food, great shopping and of course some laughs. We ate at Cheesecake Factory and Cafe Sabor and shopped at Fashion Place, the Outlets and of course TJ Maxx. I even had my first experience with foot zoning. Lesli is taking classes to learn how and she practiced on me. It was awesome and I'm planning on doing it again soon.
This was the second year we've done this and each year has been so much fun, but it goes by too fast.
It makes me sad that I don't get to see these girls more often, but I love that when we get back together we pick right up where we left off. Thanks to Brit for getting us a place to stay. Love you girls!! Can't wait until next year.



Aren't my friends so photogenic?? Me on the other hand...I think I was worried Brit wasn't going to make it in the picture because she was doing something. That's my excuse :)

Chocolate Milk.....Face

Okay, so Cooper has started to learn his colors. He knows blue, red, and some of the others. Well, lately he has been going around the house saying chocolate milk randomly. I have just come to realize that chocolate milk is his word for brown. He will go around saying it and pointing to brown things. Cute right?
Well tonight Brad, Coop, and I were at Target. We were done looking and were heading out when a black woman passed us. All of a sudden we hear CHOCOLATE MILK, CHOCOLATE MILK, CHOCOLATE MILK.....FACE! Yup. He kept repeating it over and over like he was astonished. Brad and I were dying laughing. Our kids are so innocent, and the things that they say at this young age are so hilarious! I'm just not looking forward to the awkward moments...I'm sure they are soon to come!

Trick or Treat!!

Halloween was a blast this year. I swear we live in the best neighborhood for it. It does pay to live only six feet from your neighbor in some instances! I had no idea what I was missing growing up. In Lewiston we got a lot of candy, but we had to be driven from one house to the next. I guess it's just a different experience.
We started our day off with a Halloween party. My cute neighbor friends Mandy and Janette had planned it. They had lunch for us and we decorated cookies. We had a great time. Thanks guys!!
I have no idea where Coop got the idea that this is the face he has to pull for pics...it is a common thing now!



That night my parents came down. I was excited for them to experience with Coop. Brad had seriously been practicing with Coop how to Trick or Treat. He would have me stand behind the front door and he would go outside with Coop and have him knock on the door. I would open it, Coop would say 'Trick-or-Treat'...you get the picture. No joke. Brad really did practice with him for like three days. What a nerd!! Love you honey.
I guess the practice paid off because Coop was pretty much able to do everything himself. It was funny because he would just stand there after saying Trick-or-Treat. They would give him candy and he would just sit and look at them. They would then give him another piece and he would say,"Thank you, your welcome." For some reason they go together! At one house he even invited himself in to pet the cat. He walked right in, pet the cat, and walked out saying, "Bye kitty!" We had a great night despite the rain showers!!

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween everyone. I love this time of year and I always feel like Halloween kicks off the holiday season. I actually even justify listening to Christmas music after Halloween. A little early, I know, but this time of year is my favorite!!

Monday we invited the Simmons over to carve some pumpkins and have some dinner. We had such a great time like always. Addy and Coop loved the pumpkin "guts" and had a blast throwing it all over. It was so funny to watch them play together. The finished product turned out pretty good!






The finished product!!

Rich Halloween Party

Last Saturday Carol had such a great party for all the grandkids. There was plenty of good food, friends and games to go around. We all had such a great time. Coop even left his Halloween costume on all night!!

Family Pictures





Cousin Picture



Blake & Kelly's little girl Ella was not happy with her costume...but she looked so cute!!



Costume parade around the pool table



Lori Side & Back View..haha




Go Fish!



The games Carol had ready were so creative. In this first pic, the boys had to taste the different kinds of "blood" and guess what each was. They also had to do it while they had nylons over their heads...hilarious!! They didn't really appreciate the flavors...one being pudding mixed with salsa!!



Worms and Eyeballs...(Spaghetti and Grapes). She told the neices to dig into the worms and eyeballs for some cash...they were blindfolded. The funny thing is that she had actually dumped a few real earthworms on top. There were a few screams and almost a few tears shed..but everyone thought it was hilarious! Coop was fascinated by the worms. He didn't really want to touch them.




Ghost hunt!! I thought this was such a cute game. There were a bunch of white helium filled balloons hidden outside. They gave each grandchild a flashlight and they went on a ghost hunt outside in the dark. Everyone loved it. When they found all their ghosts they brought them in for a prize!



Bob for apples! All the grandkids loved this one, especially watching their dads trying to get an apple. Grandpa even joined in on the fun. He wasn't shy...his whole head went in under water and he was as fast as any of them! Coop was just loving eating an apple grandpa gave him. He ate it all the way down to the core. I took it from him and noticed the whole inside was moldy! Yum!!



Is he alive???




And to top the night off, there had to be a hot tub dip. Brad can't go to his parents house without getting in the hot tob and he had plenty of company!



Thanks so much for the Halloween party Carol!! Everyone had such a great time!

Pumpkin Walk 2008

I was so excited to take Coop to the Pumpkin Walk this year in North Logan! I was up in Lewiston all last week and this was one of the reasons why. I loved going with my family growing up and now I can continue on the tradition. The theme this year was "Heroes", and it was awesome! It seems to be getting so busy as the years go by. We were lucky enough to have my parents with us and we all enjoyed it!

Coop actually looking at the camera!! This was in front of the batman exhibit.



My cute parents and Coop.



They had these wooden figures with the faces cut out. At first Coop didn't know what to think, but when he figured them out, we couldn't get him to leave the Yoda. He just sat there looking around at people. Everyone was laughing. He is such a cutie!!




The best family picture we got all night...Coop seriously has a phobia of looking at a camera. I swear! I'm pretty sure I was talking to him through my teeth telling him to look at grandma. Hence the weird look on my face. Oh well!



First bus ride for the family! They were shuttling people in this year. Crazy!!



My favorite exhibit. Some people are so talented!



This was my next favorite exhibit. If you look close, there was actually water pouring out of a pumpkin into a little pond. There was a father and son fishing in the pond. So cute!

Where is Cooper??

Lately Coop has decided that hiding is pretty fun. It will be quiet for a while around the house and I will start to worry. This is the first place I check. He loves hiding in the curtains in our front room. It is so funny because you either see his feet poking out or his little shadow in the curtains. He will stay there for a while waiting for someone to find him. He sure keeps me entertained and busy!!